Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 2 / Number 1 / January 1982 / Pages 80-84
Technical Paper / Plasma Engineering / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST82-A20736
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A particle simulation code has been modified to simulate particle loss caused by quadrupole magnetic fields on a field-reversed mirror plasma device. Since analytic fields are chosen for the equilibrium, the numerical algorithm is highly accurate for long-time integrations of particle orbits. The resultant particle loss due to the quadrupole fields can be competitive with collisional loss in the device.